It’s vital to check your router settings and tweak them for your home network’s security’s sake. Before you do, there is one essential step. Your router may be out-of-date and in need of security and ...

I've used a lot of routers throughout my time on the internet, from ISP routers that have locked-down services to routers I kept way longer than I should have. Still, on every one that I could change ...

If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...

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Most people don’t give a second thought to their routers. This lack of know-how puts a lot of households in a dangerous position. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated when WPA3 began. Most of us don’t give a second thought to the router that manages our home internet. We assume it’s working ...

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The majority of U.S. homes have an internet connection, and it’s probably not a stretch to guess that the proportion that also has Wi-Fi is close to 100 percent. Anyone who lives in a populated area ...

Tired of those annoying pauses during your favorite shows? After experimenting with my router settings, I found five simple router tweaks that greatly reduced buffering on my devices and allowed me to ...